Dog leash



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Parmesan. 9, 1,940 I ll:[111)11'1.,ED f STATES PATNT Aoflf'I-ICrz l'2,196,627 rnoa LEAsH y y 'j HelenDe Sanctis, New York, N. Y. LApplication October 31, 1938, Serial No. 238,015 Y 3 Claims.

- My presentinventiomin its broad aspect, has

to do withy improvements in leashes for animals, such for instance as-dogs 'and the like, and while I have here 'especially mentioned smallanimals, `it has equal application to large animals rsuch as horses andthe like, 4or any animals V which carry harness, and whereby thepresence of the animal, and of the animals leash, harness, collar, lead,bridle or the like, may be determined in the darkness or semi-darknessthereby to prevent entanglement of the leash with passersby, orcollision, or other contact, and to facilitate locating ythe animal. Iaccomplishv these and the leash, harness, collar or the likeself-luminous structure which will be visible in the darkness orsemi-darkness after the manner of a luminous watch-dial or the like.

Since it is not ordinarily necessary to render thev entire structure ofa leash, harness, or the like self-luminous, I prefer to embody in thesame at fixed and'determined intervals selfluminous material, so thatthe presence of the leash or the vlike may beascertained in the darknessor semi-darkness by a passerby and avoided; furthermore since it is verydilcult to locate small animals, such as dogs and the like, in the4darkness or semi-darkness, I have provided similar semi-luminousstructure in collars and harness so that the animal may be readilylocated. rIn large cities small animals, such as dogs and the like, areordinarily not permitted at large, and when taken from. their homes must1 usuallybetaken ona leash. When taking such 85 animals out in theevening or at night, especially in crowded parks, passersby becomeentangled in the 'leashes as the animals wander to and fro, and to this.end a means forascertaining the presence of the leash is especiallydesirable; also such animals when occasionally released hide underbushes andthe like and are. dicult to locate, in which instance mypresent inventio will reveal its presence.

To provide a practical structure for the above purposes a number ofcontingencies must be met (1) the strength ofthe leash or harness mustnot be reduced (2) the self-luminous material must notbe of a type ordisposition which will annoy the animal (3) the structure must besimple, practical and of very small cost and not likely to get out oforder.

With the above and other objects and advantages in View my inventionconsists in the structure and parts hereinafter described and claimed,`but it is emphasized that my invention shall not other ends byincorporating in the' structure of y be'restricted tothe-'specificstructure shown unless so'qualilied in the claims, and thatinterpretation of my invention should only be conclusive when made inthe light of Asaid claims.

In the drawing wherein I have illustrated a 5 preferred form and somemodifications of my invention:

Figure 1 is a View of a leash or` lead (partly broken away) vshowing theself-luminous insertions therein; f

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view of a harness showing the self-luminousinsertions therein;

Figure 3 is a section through the leather structure of the leash'orharness and shows the disposition and form of the self-luminous buttons;

Figure 4 is aview of a' chain leash or lead showing a self-luminousinsertion in one of the links, and

Figure 5 is a view of a chain leash or lead showing a link formed with aself-luminous face. Figure 6 is a section through the leather structureof the leash or harness and is a modi-` fication of Figure 3;A

In the drawing wherein like characters of reference are usedto designatelike or similar yparts throughout the several views:

' 'I'he numeral I- vdesignates a leather or fabric lead orleash :ofconventional construction and having the usual two plys 2 and 3 sewntogether. Said leash orlead has a loop 4 at one end and an' 30 automaticcatch v5 yat the other adapted to engage in the attachingring 6 of aharness 1 formed with the usual neck strap 8 andv body strap 9. Arrangedat suitably spaced intervals on the leash or lead and on the harness areselfluminous structures I 0 the material used torender `the sameluminous being any desired form of phosphorescent material such forinstance as the usual radiumderivatives and the like.

The structures, I 0 are preferably inthe nature 40 of buttons havingy avcylindrical casing part II iianged at the outer edge to retain thereina suitable transparent cover element (of glass or the like) c'esignateolv I2, and vback of which is retained the self-luminousmaterial I3. The leash or lead and the harness is providedwithopenin'gs. The openings in one ply not being in the same 'place .asthe openings in the other ply so that the structures I0 may be based onthe other ply and held in yposition by outstanding arms I4; that isl itextends through one side onlyand-rests on the remaining side or ply andis retained in place by the` arms I4 which extend out between the plysas shown in Figure 3.

Where a chain leash or lead is used, the selfluminous structure may beretained between any of the links by gripping the longitudinal bars ofthe link asshown in Figure 4.at l5, or if` it is o desired to use aself-luminous link as I5 in Figure 5 this may be done by inserting suchlinks between any of the conventional links H of the chain.

Itis believed that the operation and advantages of my `invention will beapparent from the foregoing, but attention is again called to the factthat interpretation of my invention should 2. The combination in a leashand harness for animals of means for rendering suchleash or harnessdiscernible comprising a plurality of containers the body parts of whichare removably carried in openings in said harness and leash atpredetermined intervals and each container vcomprising a transparenttop, self-luminous material back of the tops and Visible therethrough,and outstanding arms for attaching thebody part of the container to theharness or leash.

3. The combinationy in a double ply harness or leash for animals of aself-luminous structure for use with the leash and harness of l animalscomprising a casing member formed with outstanding arms said casingmember adapted to be disposed in openings in the leash or harness andtheoutstanding arms adapted to be bent to engage between the plys oftheleash or harness, and a transparent topy for said oasing, thecasingmember flanged'to retan the top, and self-luminous material carried inthe casing back of the top and visible therethrough.

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